The beauty of DIY is you get to make the design decisions! However, I highly recommend making a variety of sizes using both dowel sizes because it feels more natural once they are all grouped together but of course that’s totally up to you. The plans down below are for 3/4″ square wood dowels as they are a bit less expensive. I made 48 lanterns last winter in four sizes for my friend’s wedding table centerpieces using both 3/4″ square dowels and 1″ dowels. The open wood frame concept allows you to use a real candle with a glass hurricane and gives space to add floral or other decor items around the base. In addition they are beautiful lanterns to use as home decor especially around the holidays. These wood lanterns make the perfect centerpiece for a wedding, bridal shower, anniversary or any party. Free plans for four sizes of wood lanterns perfect for your party table decor and reusable too! It’s been one year since my friend’s wedding when I made the lanterns and I am finally sharing the free plans for all four sizes of wood lanterns.Ī DIY tutorial to build wood lantern centerpieces. A huge thank you to all the readers for your continued support for my wood lantern centerpieces project post.
